garuda
See also: Garuda
English
Noun
garuda (plural garudas)
- A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.
Translations
large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
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Balinese
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦒꦫꦸꦣ (garudha, “eagle”), from Old Javanese garuḍa, from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈruda/
- Rhymes: -da, -a
- Hyphenation: ga‧ru‧da
Noun
garuda (first-person possessive garudaku, second-person possessive garudamu, third-person possessive garudanya)
- garuda: A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata. The bird is represented as an eagle, especially as elang Jawa or Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi).
- (colloquial) The Indonesian official coat of arms, Garuda Pancasila.
- (colloquial) The Indonesian national airline, Garuda Indonesia.
Alternative forms
- geroda (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “garuda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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